This is very interesting - ABC is obviously having the same listener ringing to
different stations. I was talking to my parents about 3 weeks ago and they said
someone rang up Australia All Over saying exactly the same thing. I was
sceptical and looked up HANZAB to check if there were any previous records and
so I suspect it is a mistake.
Will probably end up like some of the urban bird myths (YTBC and rain which was
raised again the other day - if it was true Helensburgh south of Sydney would
get rain every day).
Cheers,
Peter> From: > To: >
Subject: Pelicans nesting in trees - floods coming!> Date: Wed, 23 Apr 2008
13:00:20 +1000> > Thanks for this report David.> > I've tracked and documented
breeding by Pelican's in se Australia and at > no nest site does this species
use any form of tree to make a nest in. At > all the locations I've checked,
Pelicans nest on the ground with minimal > nest material. If anyone has
observed differently this would indeed be a > first for se Australia at least.>
> What I have observed is Pelicans sometimes sitting atop posts or poles at >
lake or beach edges but never in any type of bush or tree. I wonder what > the
caller to the ABC actually saw??> > As far as I'm aware there has been no
breeding by Pelicans on or close to > the Murray River in Victoria or New South
Wales.> > Incidentally, there are Pelicans (and many other waterbirds) breeding
at > Lake Wyara (Currawinya Lakes Ramsar site) in far west Queensland at the >
moment. The information I have says the colony is about 15 000 birds, > which
is far larger than any Victorian colony has ever been to my > knowledge. There
is an additional 15 000 Pelicans at the adjacent Numalla > Lake as well which
might explain where all Victoria's Pelicans have gone > ...? This Queensland
site was mentioned by list member Greg Sherwin back > in February (18) this
year. At that time there was ' ... many thousands > ...' of Pelicans breeding,
so it's great ton hear the colony is going > strong.> > A relevant link to this
area is as follows: >
http://wiserivers.nationalparks.nsw.gov.au/Multimedia/vBlob.jsp?id=658#top> >
If anyone hears about ANY breeding of Pelicans then be sure to let me > know.>
> cheers, Martin> > Martin O'Brien> Wildlife Biologist - Threatened Species &
Communities Section> Department of Sustainability and Environment> 2/8
Nicholson St. (PO Box 500),> East Melbourne 3002> VICTORIA> > ( 9637 9869> >
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